Rail-guard.



J. MIHALYAK.

RAIL GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24,1913.

1,103,680. Patented July 14,1914,

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RAIL-GUABD.

specifica ono L tte Paten Application filediJTuly 24,.1913u, Serial No.780,878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN MIHALYAK, a subject of the King of Hungary,residingat Bitumen, in the county of Clinton and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Guards, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to rail guards and has for its object to providemeans in a manner as hereinafter set forth which is adapted to bearranged in proximity to the rails of a track to arrest lateral movementof the wheels of a car whereby the wheels will be maintained upon thetrack rails.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a rail guard which iscomparatively simple in its construction and arrangement, strong,durable, eflicient in its use, readily positioned with respect to therails of a track and inexpensive to-manufacture.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

In the drawing, wherein like numerals denote corresponding partsthroughout the several views :-F igure 1 is a diagrammatic viewillustrating the arrangement of a plurality of nail guards, inaccordance with this invention, showing the adaptation thereof inconnection with a railway track; Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan, brokenaway, showing the adaptation of the rail guard with respect to a railwaytrack. Fig. 3 is a section on line X-X of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a sideelevation, broken away, of the rail guard.

Referring to the drawing in detail 5 denotes the ties of a railway trackupon which is secured the track rails 6, 7. Mounted upon the ties 5 andbetween the rails 6, 7, as well as being secured to the ties 5 arelongitudinally extending plates 8, 9 formed of any suitable material,preferably wood and which abut against the inner sides of the bases ofthe track rails 6, 7 and constitute means for maintaining the treadflange of a wheel upon the headof the track rail.

Secured to the ties 5 at the outer sides of the rails 6, 7 arelongitudinally extending supporting members 10 and 11, upon each ofwhich is mounted a guard rail 12 having, curved ends 13. The guard rails12 extend from one end to the other of the supporting members 11 and thesaid guard rails are oppositely disposed with respect to each other.

The guard rails 12 are secured to the members 10 by headed bolts 14-and'nuts 15. The heads 16 of the bolts 14 are countersunk in the top ofthe rails 12.

The guard rails 12, owing to the supporting members 10, 11 are arrangedabove the heads of the track rails, and said guard rails provide meansto prevent lateral movement P tentedsl 1113. 1 19 14- of the wheels of acar, under such conditions preventing the wheels from jumping clear ofthe track. The intermediate portions of the guard rails 12 are out ofalinement with the inner longitudinal edges 17 of the members 10, 11.

What I claim is 1. A rail guard comprising stationary spaced supportingplates adapted to be fixed to the ties of the track and abutting againstthe bases of the track rails, being of the the intermediate portions ofsaid guard rails being spaced from the inner longitudinal edges of saidmembers.

2. A rail guard comprising a pair of stationary spaced supporting platesadapted to be fixed to the ties between the track rails and abuttingagainst the bases of said rails, being of the same height thereof,supporting members secured to the ties exteriorly of the track railsandbeing of the same height as guafd rails being spaced from 'the'inner10nthesaid track rails and abutting against, the gitudinal edges of saidmembers. 1%;

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Copied o5. this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressingthe Commissioner of Patents; I

- Washington, D. O.

